Category Archives: Contracts

Are agency workers employees?

The topic of employment status has been very newsworthy lately, in particular with individuals working ...

Does ‘on call’ time count as working time?

Is ‘on call’ time working time? The Working Time Directive (incorporated in the UK as ...

Zelda Perkins breaks settlement agreement confidentiality

Zelda Perkins (assistant to Harvey Weinsten) has recently done her first broadcast interview for BBC ...

How to best prevent an employee becoming a competitor?

One of our commercial clients had recently found that a former employee was competing, with restrictive ...

Nannies and the National Minimum Wage

When it comes to nannies and the National Minimum Wage, the position is usually clear. ...

Regular overtime and holiday pay

A case on overtime and holiday pay at the EAT (Employment Appeals Tribunal) says that ...

National minimum wage and self-employment

Since the revelation that “49% of self-employed workers (4.8 million people) earned less than £310 ...

Zero-hours contracts after the general election

Over the past few years, zero-hours contracts have caused a lot of controversy. Some laud ...

MPs want sex discrimination dress code fines

MPs are calling for employers to be fined firms for sex discrimination in dress codes. ...

Gig economy and employment contracts

The gig economy describes the employment contracts done by individuals on a temporary or specific ...